Who invented to give gifts for the new year?

Gifts for the new year love and small and adults love. But where this tradition came from, and who was the first to perform in the role of Santa Claus with gifts, no one thought. Let's make a small excursion to the story and find out who came up with giving gifts for the New Year.

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The very first gift fixed by historians

It is believed that the first gift of the gift on the first day of the new year occurred in the period of antiquity. To be more accurate, they presented the gift to the founder of ancient Rome - Romulu. It was a branch of fruit tree. In those days, the fruitful tree was associated with wealth and prosperity. From this event and led the tradition to give gifts to this holiday. Initially, the gifts brought only nobles, but over the years, such a tradition has reached a simple population. Since the fruit trees in Rome "lacked everyone", then as a gift began to present decorations, coins, miniatures of the gods.

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Deep into history

Julius Caesar, in addition to his feats, boasts the introduction of a new calendar. This event was based on the foundation of the holiday in honor of the beginning of the year. Caesar's subjects decorated their homes and in the first calendar day of the new year they presented their loved ones as a gift.

As for the main tree of this holiday, it is believed that the tradition went from the inhabitants of the ancient Babylon, who organized the celebration of the Day of Winter Solstice and to offer a pagan god Tamuzu left an evergreen tree.

Also, the presentation of gifts is mentioned in the New Testament. Magi, seeing a star in the sky, suffered a gift to Gold, incense and Smyrna to the new king of Jews.

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First Christmas tree with gifts

Traditions are handing close to loved ones at the beginning of the year with its roots deep into history, but the first to those officially related to the gift of gifts on the holiday of New Year and Christmas, there were English monarchs. In 1841, the English Queen Victoria with her husband Albert to please her kids on the New Year's Eve dressed up the Christmas tree. Decorations for the New Year Beauty became gifts that were hung on a green tree.

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Who came up with giving gifts for the new year in tsarist Russia?

Of course, the tradition of presenting gifts for the New Year came to the royal Russia from the West, since at the time Western innovations were in fashion in Russia. Slavs made their adjustments, and Christmas gifts were given. The royal people took gifts from their subjects, and if the gift did not like it, he was sent back. In cases of the gifted gifts, the king gave the "dariser" more expensive gift.

As it is impossible to break the traditions, give your loved ones in the New Year's Eve!